Domenico Scala, who is independent chairman of FIFA's audit and compliance committee, had claimed over the weekend that Russia and Qatar could lose the right to host the World Cup if evidence emerges of bribery in the bidding processes.

Scala told a Swiss newspaper Sonntagszeitung on Saturday: "Should there be evidence that the awards to Qatar and Russia came only because of bought votes, then the awards could be cancelled."

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"Russia and Qatar were awarded the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups by democratic vote of the Executive Committee," FIFA said in a statement, according to CNN. "Based on expert opinions and available facts, FIFA has no legal grounds to take away the hosting of the FIFA World Cup from Russia and Qatar."

Fixtures out today, any thoughts? Happy with Watford first game but the rest will be a tough one, October I dread the most with Liverpool, United and Arsenal after each other, another long season for Everton me thinks.

And on and on it goes. I'm clinging to some weird hope in the deepest darkest part of my brain that Villa aren't actually on the way down and are in fact planning on Leicstering their way to next years title.

And on and on it goes. I'm clinging to some weird hope in the deepest darkest part of my brain that Villa aren't actually on the way down and are in fact planning on Leicstering their way to next years title.

I'm generally happy to see Villa go down, but seeing as you're the human face behind it I'm gonna be a bit sad.

Apparently some Everton fans are donating their tickets to Leicester fans so they can watch Captain Morgan lift the trophy.

Yeah. My City Fox membership has been worthless since Spurs away in January, I stood no chance of a ticket for it, having seen us lift the League One and Championship trophies. But I'll be at the pub for the party on Saturday, and if anyone I know up there should happen to have a spare ticket on the day, well... be rude not to.

We are the worst side in the league by a massive massive amount. I'll be astounded if we come up next year. Do you think you're going to win it?

I'll be honest, a bit belatedly, as I missed it. No. You're a shambles of a club right now. But I said the same of Newcastle in 2009 and they bossed it. So I wouldn't exactly count it out. I'll put my cross-Midlands dislike for Villa to one side to hope you do it though.

For the first time since 1993(the Toronto Blue Jays in MLB), in ANY pro sports league in North America with both Canadian and American teams in it, a Canadian team has won that league's season championship!

Toronto FC, after being in Major League Soccer since 2005, have become the 1st Canadian franchise to take down the MLS Cup, after having previously won the Supporters' Shield, for finishing the 2017 MLS regular season 1st overall, and also the Voyageurs Cup for the best Canadian team.

But now, the MLS Cup is a championship that is no longer a U.S. exclusive title. That era of MLS history is now permanently ended.